Why Earthquakes Are a Problem in the Netherlands

3/27/2013 3:41PM

Thousands of Dutch residents have filed property damage claims against the country’s largest natural gas producer after government studies linked earthquake tremors to gas production in the Groningen region in the Netherlands. Patrick Buis reports. Photo: Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij.

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